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Evan Smittle on Baldwin Wallace dean's list

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, January 27, 2021

Evan Smittle, a graduate of Ada High School majoring in theatre acting and directing and arts management and entrepreneurship, has been named to the Dean's List for the fall 2020 semester at Baldwin Wallace University.

Any full-time student who achieves a GPA of at least 3.6 for 12 or more graded hours or part-time student who achieves a GPA of at least 3.6 for six or more graded hours in the fall or spring semester will be placed on the Dean's List.

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U of Findlay scholarships to Garmon, Stover

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, January 27, 2021

Eli Garmon and Caitlyn Stover, both Ada HS grads, are recipients of endowed scholartship for 2020-21 at the University of Findlay.

Garmon was awarded the John and Margaret Firmin Scholarship. Stover, the William and Lucye Hoopes Scholarship.

 

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Team previews: It's time for indoor track and field at ONU

Women's team ranked 6th nationally • men ranked 7th
Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, January 27, 2021

Here are the ONU men's and women's indoor track and field previews.

By Tim Glon
Senior Sam Krabacher (Hamilton/Badin) and junior Andrew Buderer (Oak Harbor) each won events to lead the Ohio Northern men's indoor track and field team to a second place finish at the season-opening Otterbein Early Season Showcase meet on Sunday at the Clements Center.

The Polar Bears (3-1 overall) were second with 123 points. John Carroll won the meet with 145 points, Otterbein was third with 88, Wilmington was fourth with 62 and Capital was fifth with 44.

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Made in Ada

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, January 27, 2021

Andy Wentling, Wilson's Sporting Goods plant manager, displays a Super Bowl LV, created in Ada. A crew of 14 employees went to work immediately following Sunday's playoff games to create the balls. Click here for the story.

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It was a "Super" party at Wilson

216 games balls made in Ada are now in the hands the two remaining NFL playoff teams
Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, January 27, 2021

Fourteen lucky Wilson's Sporting Goods employees had their own Super Bowl party on Sunday night that lasted into the wee hours of Monday.

According to Andy Wentling, plant manager, the “super” crew worked into the early morning hours at the Ada facility to create the official 2021 Super Bowl footballs. 

“We had dies for the four teams in Sunday’s playoff games ready to use,” he said. “By 10:30 p.m., as soon as the games were over and the winners were determined our crew went to work.”

The crew worked until around 4 a.m. as they created the football bladders for 216 games balls plus 12 kicking balls.

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Say good bye to “school cancellation days,” Ada

The school has moved to virtual learning days for the rest of this school year in the event of bad weather
Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, January 27, 2021

Say good bye to “school cancellation days,” Ada.

The school has moved to virtual learning days for the rest of this school year in the event of bad weather, according to Meri Skilliter, Ada superintendent.

Here’s the announcement from the school website:

With the increased capacity that our school, students and teachers now have to learn remotely, all school days cancelled as a result weather for the remainder of the school year will be virtual learning days. 

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